# floortime

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A form of therapeutic intervention, used mainly with autistic children, in which the therapist meets the child at its current developmental level and entices it to move up a hierarchy of developmental milestones.

## Etymology
From floor + time, from the idea of engaging with the child playing on the floor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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